Hats and Scarves - quiz

We are layering ourselves up for the icy chills of winter, adding a wooly scarf here and a bobble hat there. But how much do you know about these winter warmers in fiction? Are you snuggly warm with your knowledge, or left in the cold? Take our chilly quiz to find out

1.In The Snowman by Raymond Briggs, the snowman wears a hat and scarf. What colour are these items in the illustrations in the book?

Green

White

Blue

Multi-coloured

2.If you were at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry wearing a yellow and black scarf, which house would you be in?

Gryffindor

Hufflepuff

Slytherin

Ravenclaw

3.What is Pinocchio’s hat made of?

Felt

Wood

Leaves

Breadcrumbs

4.Which famous character from a tale by Lewis Carol wears a top hat with the sign ‘In this style 10/6’ on it?

The Hatter

The Queen of Hearts

The White Rabbit

Tweedledum

5.What is the role of the sorting hat in the Harry Potter series?

To talk

To make you giggle

To scare you

To choose your school house

6.In The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe, Mr Tumnus, the half-goat-half-man creature, with hooves and a tail, wears a scarf around his neck. But what colour is the scarf?

Yellow

Pink

Red

Black

7.Which animal wears the red and white striped hat and bow-tie in one of Dr Seuss’ famous tales?

Penguin

Dog

Cat

Elephant

8.In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the Tin Woodman wears a tin hat. But what does the hat look like?

A crown

A funnel

A lamp shade

A pot of paint

9.In a poem about a visit from St Nicholas on Christmas Eve, there are the lines: ‘And mamma in her ‘kerchief, and I in my cap,/Had just settled down for a long winter’s nap’. But which famous festive poem do these lines come from?

Twas the Night Before Christmas

The Christmas Tree

A Christmas Carol

The Owl and the Pussycat

10.In A Christmas Carol, which character puts a nightcap on, before a disused bell starts to ring throughout the house and the cellar door swings open?